Apparatus and method for removing materials from a material collection container
AssigneeRoberts Marketing DE, Inc.
InventorR. Lee Roberts
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Abstract
A system for removing sludge from a collection area having at least one collection conduit for receiving and collecting sludge. The at least one collection conduit has at least one opening for receiving sludge. The system further includes a sludge collection control member operably associated with at least a portion of the at least one collection conduit for varying at least one sludge collection characteristic of the at least one collection conduit. The sludge collection control member for varying at least one sludge collection characteristic of the at least one collection conduit is preferably configured such that it can be readily added to an existing sludge removal system.
Claims14
A system for removing sludge from a collection area, said system comprising:
- (a) at least one collection header and at least one collection lateral operably associated with said at least one collection header such that sludge collected by said at least one collection lateral can pass into said at least one collection header to remove sludge from a collection area, said at least one collection lateral having at least one opening for receiving sludge;
- (b) means for varying at least one characteristic relating to sludge collection of said at least one collection lateral, said means for vary at least one characteristic relating to sludge collection of said at least one collection lateral being operably associated with said at least one collection lateral, said means for varying at least one characteristic relating to sludge collection of said at least one collection lateral including at least one member, said at least one collection lateral being movable relative to said at least one member, said at least one member being a cleaning member for freeing an obstruction lodged in or around said at least one opening in said at least one collection lateral.
A system for removing sludge from a collection area, said system comprising:
- (a) at least one collection header and at least one collection lateral operably associated with said at least one collection header such that sludge collected by said at least one collection lateral can pass into said at least one collection header to remove sludge from a collection area, said at least one collection lateral having at least one opening for receiving sludge;
- (b) means for varying at least one characteristic relating to sludge collection of said at least one collection lateral, said means for vary at least one characteristic relating to sludge collection of said at least one collection lateral being operably associated with said at least one collection lateral, said means for varying at least one characteristic relating to sludge collection of said at least one collection lateral including at least one member, said at least one collection lateral being movable relative to said at least one member, said at least one collection lateral having a plurality of openings for receiving sludge;
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- (c) said at least one member is a cleaning unit configured to free obstructions lodged in or around said plurality of openings in said collection lateral.
A system for removing sludge from a collection area, said system comprising:
- (a) at least one collection header and at least one collection lateral operably associated with said at least one collection header such that sludge collected by said at least one collection lateral can pass into said at least one collection header to remove sludge from a collection area, said at least one collection lateral having at least one opening for receiving sludge;
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- (b) a sludge collection control member positioned adjacent at least a portion of said at least one collection lateral for varying at least one sludge collection characteristic of said at least one collection lateral, said sludge collection control member being a cleaning unit fixed to a portion of a collection container.
A system for removing sludge from a collection area, said system comprising:
- (a) at least one collection conduit for removing sludge accumulating in a collection area, said at least one collection conduit having at least one opening for receiving sludge and at least one passageway operably associated with said at least one opening, said at least one passageway being configured to transport sludge from one location to another location;
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- (b) means for varying at least one characteristic relating to sludge collection of said at least one collection conduit, said means for vary at least one characteristic relating to sludge collection of said at least one collection conduit being operably associated with said at least one collection conduit, said means for varying at least one characteristic relating to sludge collection of said at least one collection conduit including at least one member configured to move relative to said at least one collection conduit, said at least one member is connected to a portion of the collection container and the at least one collection conduit is configured to move in the collection container to cause relative motion between the at least one member and the at least one collection lateral.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.